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oil for brushing

Method

Mix together all the ingredients until well blended. Divide into 8 balls, then roll each ball on a board with a cupped hand to turn them into ovals.

Thread onto 4 metal skewers and brush with oil. To cook on a griddle: heat the pan until you can feel a good heat rising and cook for 3-4 mins each side. Don’t turn until they are well sealed or the meat will stick to the grill or pan. Season if you want, and set aside. Serve the koftas with yogurt and spiced flat breads.

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psamiad113th Jul, 2010

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My first attempt at making lamb koftas and I was pleasantly surprised. I seasoned the lamb mince to begin with and drizzled with lemon juice when they were cooked and served in pitta bread with lettuce and tzatziki. I felt they were a bit dry and that maybe they needed some olive oil added to the mixture as well as coating once they are formed...

A tasty midweek meal. I served it with new potatoes/chives, salad, pitta breads, taziki and houmous. Simple, quick and easy. Would have been 5 stars except it did repeat a little due to the large quantity of garlic, I will use one large clove next time.

I followed a lot of the advice, added lemon juice and crushed chillies with extra coriander and cumin, and the family loved them. Ifilled pita bread with salad, placed these inside and topped it with tzatziki......lovely!

I wish people wouldn't give five stars away so easily. I've tried quite a bit of kofta in my time but I didn't really finf this to be a five star recipe. It was ok but I've tasted kofta with far punchier flavour. You need to double all the spices that you add in my opinion.

I uses 2 tbs chopped mint and added 1 red chopped chilli without seeds to give them depth and a little kick. I also added a little bit of beaten egg to bind everything together then made 8 long koftas and put onto the BBQ. They tasted much better than shop bought and great with homemade tzatziki.

this is a really easy recipe that tastes great, I put lemon juice with them and halved the amount of garlic, my friends loved them too much better than the processed versions in the supermarkets!!! I served them as nibbles on a platter with pitta bread and houmas.

Gorgeous and dead simple to make! I used dried mint instead of fresh as i had none but still tasted great and really fragrant! Will definately make again! Made the flat breads too, they do lovely with that and some salad!

These were so easy to make. Done in minutes. I grilled them for about 5 mins each side and served them with pitta bread and a yogurt, cucumber and mint sauce and salad. yummy! Would definitely do again. The time-spent-in-kitchen:taste ratio is fantastic.

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